{"id":94549,"date":"2017-03-18T21:38:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=94549"},"modified":"2017-03-18T21:38:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T01:38:40","slug":"number-of-paf-mach-1-5-capable-aircraft-to-rise-at-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/18\/number-of-paf-mach-1-5-capable-aircraft-to-rise-at-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Number of PAF Mach 1.5 capable aircraft to rise at 8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FA-50PHs with tail numbers 007 and 008 will be delivered at Clark Airbase in Angeles City, Pampanga. (Photo: Philippines Defense Forces Forum\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2013At least two more South Korean-made FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” jet fighters will be joining the Philippine Air Force (PAF) inventory on March 27.<\/p>\n

FA-50PHs with tail numbers 007 and 008 will be delivered at Clark Airbase in Angeles City, Pampanga.<\/p>\n

With the pending arrival of these aircraft, the number of Mach 1.5 capable jets in PAF inventory will climb to eight, Air Force spokesperson Col. Antonio Francisco said.<\/p>\n

The first two FA-50PH units were delivered last Nov. 28, 2015 while the second batch was handed over last December 8.<\/p>\n

While the third batch was turned over to the PAF last Feb. 22.<\/p>\n

Francisco said they expect Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the aircraft manufacturer, to deliver the remaining four FA-50PHs within the year.<\/p>\n

The PAF’s 12-plane order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is worth PHP18.9 billion.<\/p>\n

The FA-50PHs has a top speed of Mach 1.5 or one and a half times the speed of sound and is capable of being fitted air-to-air missiles, including the AIM-9 “Sidewinder” air-to-air and heat-seeking missiles aside from light automatic cannons.<\/p>\n

The FA-50PHs will act as the country’s interim fighter until the Philippines get enough experience of operating fast jet assets and money to fund the acquisition of more capable fighter aircraft<\/p>\n

The FA-50PH design is largely derived from the F-16 “Fighting Falcon”, and they have many similarities: use of a single engine, speed, size, cost, and the range of weapons.<\/p>\n

KAI’s previous engineering experience in license-producing the KF-16 was a starting point for the development of the FA-50PHs.<\/p>\n

The aircraft can carry two pilots in tandem seating. The high-mounted canopy developed by Hankuk Fiber is applied with stretched acrylic, providing the pilots with good visibility, and has been tested to offer the canopy with ballistic protection against four-pound objects impacting at 400 knots.<\/p>\n

The altitude limit is 14,600 meters (48,000 feet), and airframe is designed to last 8,000 hours of service.<\/p>\n

There are seven internal fuel tanks with capacity of 2,655 liters (701 US gallons), five in the fuselage and two in the wings.<\/p>\n

An additional 1,710 liters (452 US gallons) of fuel can be carried in the three external fuel tanks.<\/p>\n

Trainer variants have a paint scheme of white and red, and aerobatic variants white, black, and yellow.<\/p>\n

The FA-50PHs uses a single General Electric F404-102 turbofan engine license-produced by Samsung Techwin, upgraded with a full authority digital engine control system jointly developed by General Electric and KAI.<\/p>\n

The engine consists of three-staged fans, seven axial stage arrangement, and an afterburner.<\/p>\n

Its engine produces a maximum of 78.7 kN (17,700 lbf) of thrust with afterburner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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